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Salt Lake City, Utah / Vents

Vents in Salt Lake City

Local adoption Salt Lake City adopted 2006 Utah UWUI. This is the rule.

The rule

Adopted “noncombustible corrosion-resistant mesh with openings not to exceed 1/4 inch (6.4 mm)”

2006 Utah UWUI Class 1–2 vent mesh. The 2006 Utah UWUI uses noncombustible corrosion-resistant mesh no larger than one-quarter inch for allowed Class 1 and Class 2 vents.

Products matching Salt Lake City’s adopted requirements

Adopted Product matches below are limited to vents and trace to the named requirement.

Additional products matching the model-code floor

Model code Product matches below are limited to vents and trace to the named requirement.

No sourced vents product in this directory yet matches the model-code floor.

Additional products matching the voluntary program

Voluntary program Product matches below are limited to vents and trace to the named requirement.

Every sourced row for this part of the house

  • Adopted 2006 Utah UWUI Class 1–2 vent mesh — The 2006 Utah UWUI uses noncombustible corrosion-resistant mesh no larger than one-quarter inch for allowed Class 1 and Class 2 vents.
  • Adopted 2006 Utah UWUI Class 3 vent mesh — The 2006 Utah UWUI uses noncombustible corrosion-resistant mesh no larger than one-quarter inch for Class 3 vents, expressly including soffit vents.
  • Model code 2018 IWUIC Class 1–2 vent mesh — The unamended 2018 IWUIC specifies noncombustible corrosion-resistant mesh with openings no larger than one-quarter inch for Class 1 and Class 2 vents.
  • Model code 2021 IWUIC Class 1–2 vent mesh — The unamended 2021 IWUIC specifies noncombustible corrosion-resistant mesh with openings no larger than one-quarter inch for Class 1 and Class 2 vents.
  • Model code IWUIC vent mesh — The unamended 2024 IWUIC model code specifies noncombustible corrosion-resistant vent mesh with openings no larger than one-eighth inch as a prescriptive path.
  • Voluntary program IBHS Base forced-air vent closure — The current IBHS Base standard calls for a functional louver or flap on forced-air vents such as dryer and central-vacuum exhausts.
  • Voluntary program IBHS Base vent mesh — The 2025 IBHS Base standard permits a prescriptive vent-covering path using documented noncombustible, corrosion-resistant mesh with openings no larger than one-eighth inch.
  • Voluntary program IBHS Plus metal forced-air vent closure — The current IBHS Plus standard adds noncombustible construction to the Base functional-closure requirement for forced-air vents.